Musical Artist Release for Use of Likeness

Record producers can write up Recording Contracts for musical artists with this downloadable template which can be used in the United States and Canada.

• The contract sets out the terms agreed to by the parties for the production and distribution of a master to be recorded by the artist.
• All expenses will be paid by the record company and reimbursed from gross income from sales of the record.
• Both parties share artistic control for the recording.
• The record company will provide session musicians as needed.
• The artist assigns to the record company all of its right and title in the recording and the material recorded, with an option to purchase the rights back.
• The artist agrees to actively promote the record through live appearances.
• Independent studios need the same kinds of contracts that major labels have. Why pay huge legal fees when you can buy this Recording Contract template, download it and customize it to suit your needs?
• The form is vailable in MS Word format and can be used in both Canada and the USA.

Do you allow musical artists to use your recording studio on a pay-later basis? Be sure you get paid with this Acknowledgement of Debt Obligation for Recording form.

• The Acknowledgement can cover all or part of the costs, including studio time, engineer, producer, session musicians, and CD mastering.
• The artist acknowledges the outstanding amounts still owing to various parties involved in making the recording and agrees to pay all the outstanding amounts prior to releasing the recording for sale.
• The form is easy to use - buy, download, fill in and print.
• This form is available in MS Word format and is fully editable.

Obtain a release from a musician or vocalist whose performance is contained on a master recording with this Musical Artist Release of Performance on Masters.

• The artist grants the record company and related parties (distributors, advertisers, affiliates, etc) the perpetual right to use the masters in any manner they see fit.
• The artist waives the right to any claims for payment or royalties with respect to the musical performance(s) contained in the masters.
• The file includes a section to be completed if the artist is a minor (under 18 years of age).
• This is a generic release form which is not country-specific and can be used by record producers anywhere.
• Available in MS Word format and fully editable.

Prepare a Royalty Agreement between a musical artist and a record producer in connection with producing master recordings.

• The artist agrees to pay the producer a percentage of the artist's royalties on sales of recordings derived from the masters, as payment for the producer's services in recording and creating the masters.
• Available in MS Word format and fully editable to meet your needs.
• This is a generic form that can be used almost anywhere.
• Buy the form once, it's yours to use as often as required.

License a master for use in a television broadcast or video with this Master Recording License.

• The composer of the music grants the producer of a television program a license to use the master recording in one or more episodes of the TV program, and in videos or other reproductions of the program.
• The license is a nonexclusive worldwide license to distribute a certain number of video and DVD recordings of the program.
• The producer can extend its distribution license to an unlimited number of copies by payment of additional license fees to the composer.
• The license does not extend to soundtrack albums or other recordings.

The Master Recording License for TV Broadcast or Video is a downloadable digital template which will be a valuable addition to your music contracts library.